Lithuania vs New Zealand: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Lithuania
0.2%
in 2024
New Zealand
0.1%
in 2024
Lithuania rank
65th
New Zealand rank
68th
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Lithuania
- New Zealand
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 155 shared years of data; in 1855 it was New Zealand ahead.
Lithuania ranks 65th and New Zealand ranks 68th of 215 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Lithuania |
| 1880s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Lithuania |
| 1890s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Lithuania |
| 1900s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Lithuania |
| 1910s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Lithuania or New Zealand?
- Lithuania, at 0.2% against 0.1% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Lithuania and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and New Zealand?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1855 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and New Zealand rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Lithuania ranks 65th and New Zealand ranks 68th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.